Antimicrobial resistance, one of the most important infectious disease threats of our time, but efforts to curb it are hampered by the lack of access to clean water, hygiene and sanitation in developing nations. WaterAid urges health ministers to back a proposed resolution at annual World Health Assembly.
From menstrual cup to cloth, menstruation skirt or homemade sanitary pad, a new photo gallery from WaterAid highlights the many and varied ways in which women around the world manage their periods.
WaterAid responds to a new report revealing 45% of healthcare facilities in least-developed countries, and one in four globally, do not have clean water on site.
